Central Kansas Library System

Includes information about Brown v. Board of Education; Pres. Kennedy's Address to the Nation on Civil Rights; the Watts Riot in 1965; Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech

Peter Graves reviews the life of Jackie Robinson, the American hero whose accomplishments went far beyond the ballpark and who personified a new definition of the phrase All-Star.

A brief biography of the northern slave who after gaining her freedom became the first black woman to give antislavery lectures in the United States.

In 1956, Colin Pwell enrolled int he Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) as a college sophomore. He didn't realize then that he would devote his life to the military-or that he would one day be the first black man to rise to the very top of its ranks. Soon, Colin Powell oversaw the rescue of the nation of Kuwait, and became a hero to many Americans.

A series of candid reflections by the youngest of three sisters on her daily relationships with her older sisters and family.

A biography of the African American actor who rose to the top of his profession, won an Academy Award, and was named one of the most popular movie stars in 1998.

Story of the first African-American to play major-league baseball opening the door for other African-American professional athletes.

A collection of Christmas poems, songs, and stories relating to African Americans. Includes holiday recipes.